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To: DenverTechie who wrote (3614)	5/10/1999 2:22:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Thanks. The regulatory/right-of-way/ILEC-roadblock issues are half the battle. That's part of the fascination with the unlicensed spectrum FBBW fellows. You imply that they're keeping this project under wraps. How, if they've got people going around stringing up wire?

To: DenverTechie who wrote (3614)	5/10/1999 3:07:00 PM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

DenverTechie, Reminds me of a friend of mine in Ft. Meyers, Florida. He currently has a very FAST 56.6K connection to the Internet delivered by his electric utility provider. At first when he told me about it, I thought he was confused. But sure enough, it is his power company. Called, "I-Line," or something like that. Then I thought that NT's powerline technology was being used, but upon further research that didn't turn out to be accurate. What happened was his power company strung wires to be able to read meters for power consumption billing. That was their original intent. But of course, with the Internet, they ended up being able to deliver Internet service as a side benefit. I can't tell you how accurate all of the above is, because it was over a year ago and I may have confused it with some other readings. But I can tell you for sure, his electric power company does deliver Internet services to him. His analog speeds almost rival my cable modem. It is very impressive service for half my monthly fees. MikeM(From Florida)